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CO.1.Physical Science

Physical Science
1.1. Identify and calculate the direction and magnitude of forces that act on an object, and explain the results in the object's change of motion. Students can:
1.1.a. Predict and evaluate the movement of an object by examining the forces applied to it
Multimedia Lesson Forces and Motion
Interactive/Simulation Acceleration and Momentum
Interactive/Simulation Forces - Friction
Presentations Force
Presentations Gravity
Presentations Motion
Presentations Newton`s Laws
Flip Charts Forces & Motion
Flip Charts Forces & Motion
Vocabulary Terms Forces and Motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces and Motion
 
1.1.b. Use mathematical expressions to describe the movement of an object
Multimedia Lesson Forces and Motion
Virtual Lab Forces and Motion
Presentations Motion
Flip Charts Forces & Motion
Flip Charts Forces & Motion
Vocabulary Terms Forces and Motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces and Motion
 
1.1.c. Develop and design a scientific investigation to collect and analyze speed and acceleration data to determine the net forces acting on a moving object
Multimedia Lesson Forces and Motion
Interactive/Simulation Acceleration and Momentum
Presentations Motion
Flip Charts Forces & Motion
Flip Charts Forces & Motion
Vocabulary Terms Forces and Motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces and Motion
 
1.2. There are different forms of energy, and those forms of energy can be changed from one form to another - but total energy is conserved. Students can:
1.2.a. Gather, analyze, and interpret data to describe the different forms of energy and energy transfer
Multimedia Lesson Electricity and Magnetism
Multimedia Lesson Energy: Forms and Changes
Presentations Electric Current
Vocabulary Terms Electricity and Magnetism
Vocabulary Terms Energy: Forms and Changes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Electricity and Magnetism
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Energy: Forms and Changes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game States of Matter
 
1.2.b. Develop a research-based analysis of different forms of energy and energy transfer
Multimedia Lesson Electricity and Magnetism
Multimedia Lesson Energy: Forms and Changes
Presentations Electric Current
Vocabulary Terms Electricity and Magnetism
Vocabulary Terms Energy: Forms and Changes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Electricity and Magnetism
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Energy: Forms and Changes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game States of Matter
 
1.2.c. Use research-based models to describe energy transfer mechanisms, and predict amounts of energy transferred
Multimedia Lesson Electricity and Magnetism
Multimedia Lesson Energy: Forms and Changes
Presentations Electric Current
Vocabulary Terms Electricity and Magnetism
Vocabulary Terms Energy: Forms and Changes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Electricity and Magnetism
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Energy: Forms and Changes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game States of Matter
 
1.3. Distinguish between physical and chemical changes, noting that mass is conserved during any change. Students can:
1.3.a. Identify the distinguishing characteristics between a chemical and a physical change
Multimedia Lesson Chemical Reactions
Interactive/Simulation Chemical and Physical Changes
Presentations Changes of State
Presentations Chemical Reactions
Vocabulary Terms Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Matter and Energy
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
 
1.3.b. Gather, analyze, and interpret data on physical and chemical changes
Multimedia Lesson Chemical Reactions
Interactive/Simulation Chemical and Physical Changes
Presentations Changes of State
Presentations Chemical Reactions
Vocabulary Terms Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Matter and Energy
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
 
1.3.c. Gather, analyze, and interpret data that show mass is conserved in a given chemical or physical change
Multimedia Lesson Chemical Reactions
Presentations Balancing Equations
Flip Charts Chemical Reactions
Flip Charts Chemical Reactions
Vocabulary Terms Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Equations
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
 
1.3.e. Examine, evaluate, question, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media to investigate physical and chemical changes
Multimedia Lesson Chemical Reactions
Interactive/Simulation Chemical and Physical Changes
Presentations Changes of State
Presentations Chemical Reactions
Vocabulary Terms Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Matter and Energy
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
 
1.4. Recognize that waves such as electromagnetic, sound, seismic, and water have common characteristics and unique properties. Students can:
1.4.a. Compare and contrast different types of waves
Multimedia Lesson Light and Optics
Multimedia Lesson Sound
Interactive/Simulation Longitudinal Waves
Presentations Light
Presentations Sound and Sound Waves
Presentations Waves
Flip Charts Light
Vocabulary Terms Light and Optics
Vocabulary Terms Sound
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Light and Optics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Sound
 
1.4.b. Describe for various waves the amplitude, frequency, wavelength, and speed
Multimedia Lesson Sound
Presentations Waves
Vocabulary Terms Sound
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Sound
 
1.4.c. Describe the relationship between pitch and frequency in sound
Multimedia Lesson Sound
Presentations Sound and Sound Waves
Flip Charts Sound
Vocabulary Terms Sound
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Sound
 
1.4.d. Develop and design a scientific investigation regarding absorption, reflection, and refraction of light
Multimedia Lesson Light and Optics
Interactive/Simulation Reflection and Lenses
Virtual Lab Mirrors and Lenses
Presentations Interactions of Light
Presentations Refraction and lenses
Vocabulary Terms Light and Optics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Light and Optics
 

CO.2.Life Science

Life Science
2.1. Human activities can deliberately or inadvertently alter ecosystems and their resiliency. Students can:
2.1.a. Develop, communicate, and justify an evidence-based scientific example of how humans can alter ecosystems
Multimedia Lesson Earth's Climate
Presentations Global Warming
Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Climate
 
2.1.b. Analyze and interpret data about human impact on local ecosystems
Multimedia Lesson Earth's Climate
Presentations Global Warming
Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Climate
 
2.2. Organisms reproduce and transmit genetic information (genes) to offspring, which influences individuals' traits in the next generation. Students can:
2.2.a. Develop, communicate, and justify an evidence-based scientific explanation for how genetic information is passed to the next generation
Multimedia Lesson Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Multimedia Lesson Meiosis
Multimedia Lesson Protists: Pond Microlife
Presentations Amoeba
Presentations Chromosomes
Presentations Crossing-Over
Presentations Paramecium
Presentations Spirogyra
Flip Charts Genes and Heredity
Flip Charts Meiosis
Flip Charts Mitosis & Meiosis
Flip Charts Mitosis & Meiosis
Flip Charts Modern Genetics
Flip Charts Modern Genetics
Vocabulary Terms Genetics and heredity I
Vocabulary Terms Genetics and heredity II
Vocabulary Terms Meiosis
Vocabulary Terms Protists: Pond Microlife
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genetics and heredity I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genetics and heredity II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Meiosis
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Protists: Pond Microlife
 
2.2.b. Use direct and indirect observations, evidence, and data to support claims about genetic reproduction and traits of individuals
Multimedia Lesson Protists: Pond Microlife
Presentations Amoeba
Presentations Codominance
Presentations Paramecium
Presentations Spirogyra
Flip Charts Meiosis
Flip Charts Mitosis & Meiosis
Flip Charts Mitosis & Meiosis
Vocabulary Terms Protists: Pond Microlife
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Protists: Pond Microlife
 
2.2.c. Gather, analyze, and interpret data on transmitting genetic information
Multimedia Lesson Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Interactive/Simulation Chromosome and DNA Structure
Interactive/Simulation Deciphering the DNA Code
Presentations Chromosomes
Presentations Codominance
Presentations DNA
Presentations Genes
Presentations Mendel's Experiments
Presentations The Genetic Code
Flip Charts How Genes Work
Flip Charts Mitosis & Meiosis
Flip Charts Mitosis & Meiosis
Flip Charts Modern Genetics
Flip Charts Modern Genetics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Cell Reproduction
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genetics: The Study of Heredity
 
2.2.d. Use models and diagrams to predict the phenotype and genotype of offspring based on the genotype of the parents
Interactive/Simulation Understanding a Punnett Square
Vocabulary Terms Genetics and heredity I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genetics and heredity I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genetics: The Study of Heredity
 
2.2.e. Use computer simulations to model and predict phenotype and genotype of offspring based on the genotype of the parents
Interactive/Simulation Understanding a Punnett Square
Vocabulary Terms Genetics and heredity I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genetics and heredity I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genetics: The Study of Heredity
 

CO.3.Earth Systems Science

Earth Systems Science
3.1. Weather is a result of complex interactions of Earth's atmosphere, land and water, that are driven by energy from the sun, and can be predicted and described through complex models. Students can:
3.1.a. Differentiate between basic and severe weather conditions, and develop an appropriate action plan for personal safety and the safety of others
3.1.b. Observe and gather data for various weather conditions and compare to historical data for that date and location
Multimedia Lesson Atmosphere and Weather
Presentations Predicting Weather
Vocabulary Terms Atmosphere and Weather
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atmosphere and Weather
 
3.1.c. Use models to develop and communicate a weather prediction
Multimedia Lesson Atmosphere and Weather
Presentations Predicting Weather
Vocabulary Terms Atmosphere and Weather
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atmosphere and Weather
 
3.2. Earth has a variety of climates defined by average temperature, precipitation, humidity, air pressure, and wind that have changed over time in a particular location. Students can:
3.2.a. Develop, communicate and justify an evidence-based scientific explanation to account for Earth's different climates
Multimedia Lesson Earth's Climate
Multimedia Lesson The Sun-Earth-Moon System
Virtual Lab Earth's Seasons
Presentations Climate Change
Presentations Global Warming
Presentations Seasons on Earth
Presentations The Polar Zone
Presentations The Temperate Zone
Presentations The Tropical Zone
Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Climate
 
3.2.b. Research and evaluate direct and indirect evidence to explain how climates vary from one location to another on Earth
Multimedia Lesson Earth's Climate
Multimedia Lesson The Sun-Earth-Moon System
Virtual Lab Earth's Seasons
Presentations Climate Change
Presentations Global Warming
Presentations Seasons on Earth
Presentations The Polar Zone
Presentations The Temperate Zone
Presentations The Tropical Zone
Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Climate
 
3.2.c. Examine, evaluate, and question information from a variety of sources and media to investigate how climates vary from one location to another on Earth
Multimedia Lesson Earth's Climate
Multimedia Lesson The Sun-Earth-Moon System
Virtual Lab Earth's Seasons
Presentations Climate Change
Presentations Global Warming
Presentations Seasons on Earth
Presentations The Polar Zone
Presentations The Temperate Zone
Presentations The Tropical Zone
Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Climate
 
3.3. The solar system is comprised of various objects that orbit the Sun and are classified based on their characteristics. Students can:
3.3.a. Construct a scale model of the solar system, and use it to explain the motion of objects in the system such a planets, Sun, Moons, asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets
Flip Charts Our Solar System
Flip Charts Our Solar System
 
3.3.b. Describe methods and equipment used to explore the solar system and beyond
Multimedia Lesson Light and Optics
Presentations Refraction and lenses
Vocabulary Terms Light and Optics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Light and Optics
 
3.3.c. Design an investigation that involves direct observation of objects in the sky, and analyze and explain results
Multimedia Lesson Our Solar System
Multimedia Lesson The Sun-Earth-Moon System
Interactive/Simulation Moon Phases
Interactive/Simulation The Sun
Presentations Earth's Moon
Presentations The Sun
Flip Charts Our Solar System
Flip Charts Our Solar System
Vocabulary Terms Our Solar System
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Our Solar System
 
3.3.d. Research, critique, and communicate scientific theories that explain how the solar system was formed
Multimedia Lesson Our Solar System
Flip Charts Our Solar System
Flip Charts Our Solar System
Vocabulary Terms Our Solar System
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Our Solar System
 
3.3.e. Use computer data sets and simulations to explore objects in the solar system
Multimedia Lesson Our Solar System
Interactive/Simulation The Solar System
Interactive/Simulation The Sun
Virtual Lab Planet Exploration
Presentations The Inner Planets
Presentations The Outer Planets
Presentations The Sun
Flip Charts Our Solar System
Flip Charts Our Solar System
Vocabulary Terms Our Solar System
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Our Solar System
 
3.3.f. Recognize that mathematical models are used to predict orbital paths and events
3.4. The relative positions and motions of Earth, Moon, and Sun can be used to explain observable effects such as seasons, eclipses, and Moon phases. Students can:
3.4.a. Develop, communicate, and justify an evidence-based explanation using relative positions of Earth, Moon, and Sun to explain the following natural phenomenon:
3.4.a.1. Tides
Multimedia Lesson The Sun-Earth-Moon System
 
3.4.a.2. Eclipses of the Sun and Moon
Multimedia Lesson The Sun-Earth-Moon System
 
3.4.a.3. Different shapes of the Moon as viewed from Earth
Multimedia Lesson The Sun-Earth-Moon System
Interactive/Simulation Moon Phases
 
3.4.b. Analyze and interpret data to explain why we have seasons
Multimedia Lesson The Sun-Earth-Moon System
Presentations Seasons on Earth
 
3.4.c. Use models to explain the relative motions of Earth, Moon, and Sun over time
Multimedia Lesson The Sun-Earth-Moon System
Interactive/Simulation Moon Phases
Presentations Gravity and Motion
Presentations How the Earth Moves
Presentations Seasons on Earth